Bobby Thomas (footballer)

Bobby Craig Thomas (born 30 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Coventry City.

Bobby Thomas

Thomas at Bristol Rovers in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Bobby Craig Thomas[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Chester, England[3]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[4]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	4
Youth career
	Everton
0000–2017	Crewe Alexandra
2017–2020	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Burnley	0	(0)
2018	→ Kendal Town (loan)
2021	→ Barrow (loan)	21	(1)
2022–2023	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	19	(3)
2023	→ Barnsley (loan)	22	(3)
2023–	Coventry City	84	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:54, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Career

In March 2019, Thomas signed his first professional deal with Burnley, signing a two-year contract.^[5] In November 2018, he went out on months youth loan to Northern Premier League side Kendal Town.^[6] He was named as the club's young player of the year at the end of the 2018–19 season.^[7] On 23 September 2020, Thomas made his senior debut for Burnley, playing the full match in a 2–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup.^[8] On 22 January 2021, Thomas joined League Two side Barrow on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.^[9]

On 1 September 2022, Thomas signed for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.^[10] Thomas made his debut a couple of days later, playing the duration of a 2–2 home draw with Morecambe, scoring Rovers' second equaliser ten minutes from time.^[11]

On 14 January 2023, Thomas joined EFL League One side Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.^[12]

On 22 July 2023, Thomas joined EFL Championship side Coventry City on a four-year contract.

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 August 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	2020–21[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2021–22[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[16]	Championship	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Barrow (loan)	2020–21[14]	League Two	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2022–23[16]	League One	19	3	2	0	—		5[a]	0	26	3
Barnsley (loan)	2022–23[16]	League One	22	3	—		—		3[b]	0	25	3
Coventry City	2023–24[17]	Championship	44	2	4	0	0	0	—		48	2
	2024–25[18]	Championship	38	5	2	0	3	0	2[c]	0	45	5
	2025-26	Championship	2	1	0	0	1	0	—		3	1
Total			84	8	6	0	5	0	2	0	96	8
Career total			146	15	8	0	5	0	10	0	168	15

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in EFL League One play-offs
3. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs